Hand guard for shoe ornamenting devices



Sept. 29, 19311 B. W. FREEMAN HAND GUARD FOR SHOE ORNAMENTING DEVICES 2Sheets-Sheet l ,Filed Nov. 22, 192' INVENTOR.

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Sept. 29, 1931. B. w. FREEMAN 1,324,937

HAND GUARD FOR SHQE ORNAMENTING DEVIFCES Filed Nov. 22, 192 2Sheets-Shea 2 4 I INVbNTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 29, 1931 nnnraivunjmrannnamor orn m n -b11101 HAND GUARDIroR-. snoE onnnmnn'rrivq nnvions on an anvil type support "which permitsthe shoe part, to be' fitted or partially assembled prior to theornamenting operationj In such machines the operator may insert theworkin ove'rjthe anvil type work support; and can either hold orposition the work with the hands prior to theoperation of the cutting orornamentingwdevices with which 't'he machine isequipped. Particularlywith such ama '20 chine," iriwhichthe operator either can or may placethe hands into such a position thatthere is danger of injuring them, itis myobject to provide a guard whiohwill reduce the possibility ofinjuryto aminimum.

Itis broadly-the object" of m'y invention as applied to an anvil typeshoe 'ornamenting de vice to provide means whichwillpermit portions ofthe work not to be operatedon-to'be held with the hands'with a guardso'arranged "so with relation to the cutting-andpressin'ginstrumentalities that'injiiry be prevented. r The above andother obj eots to which "reference will be made during the ensuingdisclok sure-I accomplish by that certain combinationand arrangement01'? parts whichl have shown embodied in a cut-out machine having a mov-Figure he a plan view of'the'work support work support with othercomponent parts of -15 the cut-out machine shown in morecdetail;

Figure 4 is afront elevation'showing a work support witha modifiedtype'oi guard combined therewith; A l

Referring first to Figure3 I have shownthe 4:65 cut-out machine havingthe'anvil land the Application filed November 22, "1927. Serialli'bf.235100',f l

presserhead cutting dies are carried I onthe -anvil'anda' backing web 3is shown as beingmovable over the presser head. The anvil shown-isslijda'bl'e in track's'in the base frame of the machine:- The carriage 4for the anvilhas flanged rails- 5 which fit in channels c in'the frameof the machine, therebypermit ting the work support to be withdrawn towork placing position and 'then 7 moved into the machine ito enable theornamenting def vices to function: "The usefulness, of my inventlon,however, is, equally important whether the work support beniovableor'not.

The detaehable'anvilf plate which is elevated from the base is generallyindicated at 6, and it may be attached to the carriage-by means of abolt"? and thumb nut 8 with which the partsmay' be securely I fastenedtogether. Mountedjin the; upper face} of the anvil are the cuttingdie-s- 9" withwhich'thework' is perforated; '1 Extending flush with thetops of the cuttingdies is the stripper plate 10. The stripperplatewhich inthis'instanceacts asjthe, work support has pins 11 extendingdown through holes in the anvil and heads 12011 the pins limit theirupward movement as induced by' springs 13 mounted eoaxially with thepins 11 and, mounted between the upper face of the anvil andthe lowerface of the stripper plate. 1 i i On the upper face otthe-stripperplate- I I to assist in -positioning the work for"ornamenting- Thestripper plate '10 is cut away as showuat 10am permit' the diesto passthrough or into: the] work as, caused o by the downward pressure of the,pressure head or plat-en. l

The stripper plate is provided with extensions 15 having upwardly flaredfront ends l5crwliich act as hand guards and present the subject matterof my invention A] convenient location for the hand guard portions is onthe stripper plate,although as far as the I broad idea is concerned,they-might be separate' ,pla't e's attached to the anvil, or they might"be" otherwise conveniently located.

The extensions are spaced froni'the stripper plate with clearance spaces-16 which provide clearance-torthe work and portions are bent down atangles of about as indicated at 17 which permit parts of the work notbeing operated on to beheld by the fingers,with

the extensions 15 preventing all chance for clearance for the work isconcerned, the

guards only require the downwardly bent portions 17 which may, as shownin Figure 4:, be an integral piece, butin order to prevent any chance ofthe operator extending the fingers up underneath the stripper plate,

I have'found it preferable to provide spaced tongues, one set bent atsuch an angle as will allow clearance for the work, and the other bentat such 'anangle as will prevent the operator extendin the fingersupunder the stripper plate etween the. plate and the upper surface of theanvil; The flared front ends 15a of the guards allow the work to bereadily positioned. In some instances the flaredendsact as ing of work.7 r A; The operation of a cut-out machine equipped with my novel guardplates will be obvious. Theworksuch as is indicated in Figure 1 at 19,is placed over the stripper plate, with portions of the work not to beoperated on. extending down through the clearance spaces 16. Theoperator may hold down the work with the hands as is indicated at 20with the extensions 15 extending above their fingers which will preventpinching between the presser head and the stripper late, and with theinterspaced tongues 18, i this modification is provided preventing thefingers being pinched between the stripper plate and the upper face oftheanvil. It will further be obvious that the bent down portions may allbe bent to an angle of about 90 as there is little likelihood ofextending the guides to assist in the plactingers up through theclearance spaces 16.

e As far as I am advised the combination of a hand guard with a die unitsuch as is provided in the die plate 6, dies 9 and stripper plate 10,isbroadly new, and as many manufacturers specialize in making die unitsI claim the combination of a die unit andguard whether or not the die isused for the particular type of shoe ornamenting machine illustrated.

instrumentalities so arranged as to provide spaces in which an operatormay insert his fingers to hold or adjust work with relation to theornamenting instrumentalities, guarding means associated with saidinstrumentalitiesso arranged with reference tothe' space occupied by theoperators fingers when holding work as to block the movement of theoperators fingers into such relation to said instrumentalities as mightcause injury, during the. ornamenting operation, said ornamentinginstrumentalities comprising a support carrying ornamenting means and astripper plate having a resilient mounting with relation to said dies,and said guarding means comprising extensions of said stripper plate.

2. In combination with shoe ornamenting instrumentalities so arranged asto provide spaces in which an operator may insert his fingers to hold oradjust work with relation to the ornamenting instrumentalities, guardingmeans so arranged with reference to the space-occupied by the operatorsfingers as to prevent injury thereto, during'the ornamenting operation,said ornamenting instru-v mentalities comprising a support carryingornamenting means and a stripper plate having a movable relation tosaid'dies, and said guarding means comprising extensions of saidvstripper plate, said guarding means extending in such position as toblock the passage of the fingers of an operator from insertion betweensaid stripper plate and said support. j

3. In combination with shoe ornamenting 'instrumentalities so arrangedas to provide spaces in which an operator maysinsert his fingers toeholdor: adjust workwith relation to the ornamenting instrumentalities,guarding means so arranged with reference'to the space occupied' by theoperators fingers as to prevent injury thereto,.during the ornamentingoperation, saidornamenting instrumentalities comprising a support, diesmounted thereon, a stripper spaced from said support, and guarding meansfor blocking the entry of'the fingers ofan operator between saidstripper and support."

4. In a shoe ornamenting machine, an anvil type work support, a presserhead, said anvil type support comprising ornamenting means, andguardingmeans so'mounted on said support as to block the passage of the fingersinto such position as might cause injury during the operation of thepresser head, said guarding means comprising extension from said'support.

5. A unit for use with a shoe ornamenting machine comprising an elevatedwork-slipport, said support comprising ornamenting dies having astripper plate spaced from said support, and'with guard-ing meansdisposed to guard said spacing between said plate and support.

6. A unit foruse with ashoe ornamenting maehlne compr sing an elevated.work sup port, said support comprising ornamenting dies having astripper plate spaced from said support, and with guarding meansdisposed to guardsaidspacing between said plate and support, saidguarding means comprising extensions from said support.

7 A stripper plate for co-action with a cutting die and support thereforbeing associated therewith and having spacedextensions adapted to act asmenualguardsr BENJAMIN W. FREEMAN.

